The thrill of traveling for free! In this basic tutorial ,Jason takes you by the hand and guide you through the world of travel hacking. He start with the fundamentals: understanding how to transfer points to miles and maximize your travel experience. You'll learn how to navigate loyalty programs, accumulate points, and redeem them for flights. Cover popular transferable currencies like Chase ,American Express, and Capital One, and walk you through the process of transferring points to airline and loyalty programs. By the end of this tutorial , you'll be well-equipped to travel for free (or almost free!) and experience the world like a pro! Also thank you so much for your help booking my trip to Tokyo 2025 !

Hello everyone, I'm planning a family trip to Japan in March/April 2025 and am quite flexible with the dates. I found a one-way direct business class fare from Seattle to Tokyo Narita on Japan Airlines via Qantas for 75,000 points plus $260 in taxes. Do you think this is a good redemption? Are there possibly better redemption options out there? I've decided to look beyond ANA for now. 😊 Thanks for your help!

Hi All, Redeeming points for a trip to Cancun. In checking, it would be half the points if we do two layovers. One in LAX and the other in MEX. Has anyone had a stopover in MEX that can give me the lay of the land? I feel a bit nervous about Mexico City for some reason. Please tell me gently if I'm overreacting.

Hey all, Potentially looking to book a family trip (2 adults 2 infants < 2) to Japan in April 2025. I’m unable to see that far ahead right now, but I can see as far as March 2025. I’m seeing a direct business class flight (on way) on Japan airlines via Qantas, from Seattle to NRT for 75k points + $330 (1 adult and 1 infant) in February 2025. (I know I’m looking at February 2025, but just trying to get an idea of things) Is that a good redemption? Thanks for your feedback!

$5000+ Business Class flight booked for 50k points and $205. Houston to Paris in the beautiful Air France Business Class. My clients only booked 2 seats. There may still be 3 seats left! This is a great example on how your flexible credit card points and miles can be used for great value. You can transfer Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi, or Bilt points to the Flying Blue program (Air France/KLM) (and sometimes other sky team alliance partner flights are available) These deals can be found on flying blue from major US hubs to Major Hubs in Europe like Amsterdam, Paris, etc. These deals can get even better if your bank happens to be offering a transfer bonus at the time or if your route has a flying blue promo fare. Promo fares change each month around the 1st of the month. These are one of the most consistent values for flying to Europe in business class on points. Normally business class is 50-70k points one way per person. Cash prices for Business class tickets to Europe from major US hubs is usually $3000-4000 round trip per person. The cash price of these flights is elevated due to this being a last minute trip. 50,000 American Express Points is only worth $500 in the Amex portal at 1 cent per point. But you can see in this example how just 50k points can be used to book a plane ticket worth several thousand dollars.